Ok, so in order to regain panache, Dashing needs to either steal an item that's worth at least 100 gold, or crit with his piercing weapon. I'm really liking the idea of Butterfly's Sting to help him with that since for the first few levels, he'll have a hard time stealing. Well, finding an item to steal that's worth that much. And I do want to be able to do Dex-to-Damage at some point.
So I'm thinking of giving Butterfly's Sting to Phantom at level one instead of Improved Steal, and just use my second level Rogue Talent for Combat Trick to get Improved Steal.
The only feats to give Dex-to-Damage are Fencing Grace, Slashing Grace, and Dervish Dance. I think there's one for a starknife too, but I digress. Fencing and Slashing both require Weapon Focus. Dervish Dance does not. Now, I don't want to use a rapier for Dashing as Phantom will be using one and I don't want them to have identical weapons. Being a human with Weapon Finesse as a class feature, I can easily get a Grace feat at level one, but it will take up all the level one feat slots. But although Dervish Dance doesn't require Weapon Focus, it does require 2 ranks in Perform, so I can't get it at level one.
So here's the thing, when do I want Phantom to have Dex-to-Damage? At level one or level 3? Phantom will be getting it at level 3 as a class feature. Since I don't want him to use a rapier, I either take Slashing Grace at level one so he can regain panache, or start him off with a basic piercing weapon and switch it out for a slashing one at level 3 when I take the feat.
If I goes with Slashing Grace instead of Dervish Dance, I'm getting him a cutlass. Its stats are the same as the scimitar and rapier.